Hey Everyone! The Lone Star Open 2024 is a few days away!!!!!!! We are super excited to see you all soon! Here is all the important info regarding the LSO. From what time the bar is open, to the consolidated list of event packets.
Registration/Check In:
Before arrival to the Lone Star Open, please make sure you have your ticket receipt (digital QR code or just a printout please). So you can quickly get the correlating swag for the various events you are participating in and any items that are included in packages you may have purchased.
***Special note for events using BCP***
If you are playing the 40K Champs make sure to check in on the BCP app up to 24 hours before the event. You should have gotten a token emailed to you that allows you to register for the event in BCP. Once registered in BCP and on the event’s roster, you can then upload your list. IMPORTANT: You should be checked in to BCP before you enter the hall so that pairing can go live ASAP and we can begin round 1 on time. Make sure to hit the “Check In” button on the app within 24 hours of the first round beginning.
The FLG App:
Yes. We too have an app! It was launched at LVO and will be a used at all our events to help make things easier for the attendees. It will be updated for the LSO by Friday.
This feature-rich app provides comprehensive access to essential event information, including items like schedules, player packs, and will eventually have things like judge paging and maps. Stay seamlessly connected with real-time updates, ensuring you’re in the know about last-minute changes and exclusive announcements. ***Please note this app is currently only available to the USA at this time. If you have trouble downloading the mobile app, you can access the browser based app by clicking the Mobile Browser App button.
Hall Location:
All events, registration, the bar and the food is located in Terrell Hall of the Watters Creek Convention Center (777 Watters Creek Blvd, Allen, TX 75013) which is attached to the Marriott Dallas Allen Hotel – we have the entire space! This can easily be accessed from the Hotel lobby.
Military Appreciation:
The LSO is Frontline Gaming’s military appreciation event. There are several perks for current and formerly serving members of the military. There will be wristbands for all service members to wear so they can easily be identified and recognized by the event staff, vendors, and the opponents. If your opponent is a service member, we recommend you thank them for their service. Drink tickets will also be handed out thoughtout the weekend to service members. Additionally, all military service members should make sure to come to the front desk at one point to get a small token of appreciation from Frontline Gaming.
The 40K Champs will have each branch competing to determine which is the FLG Branch Champ and bring home a beautiful trophy. Please make sure to reach out to your respective branch leader if you would like to represent your branch during the event:
Military Branch Leaders:
- US Army, Red Powell – Andrew.l.s.powell@gmail.com
- US Airforce, TBA – email Events@FrontlineGaming.org for now
- US Navy, Robert Hawkins – Rdhawkins92@gmail.com
- US Marine Corp, Kyle Malmborg – Mrhollow37@gmail.com
- US Coast Guard, Brian Green – Evo_ix_mr06@yahoo.com
IMPORTANT for 40K Champs Players: if you choose to represent a military branch, then make sure to reach out to your branch leader above and notify them so you will be set up in our system during the event. You can also talk to our Head Judge by 9AM on Saturday to be added. You must have personally served in this branch or currently do serve in this branch and may be asked for credentials. If you are found misrepresenting a branch that you have not served with previously or do not currently serve, then you may be removed from the competition and you will not be refunded for your ticket.
Friday Night Meet and Greet + Military Challenge Games:
Come hang out in the hall after we are done setting up on Thursday from 4PM-7:00PM. Meet your event judges and fellow players before we start rolling dice on Friday. Open gaming to test the terrain and Military Branch Challenge Games are encouraged!!! There will be some free chips and salsa (thanks to Militarum Murphy along with a cash bar, and people are welcome to play on any tables that are setup- but we do need to lock up at 7:00PM. All people will be asked to leave at 7:00PM.
Saturday Night Social
Attention all Military Servicemembers past current and future that are coming to the LSO: The U.S. Army Esports extends an invitation for social hour at the hotel bar to promote camaraderie and friendship. Be advised to bring your highest ranking military challenge coin for the Armed Forces Challenge Coin Check and your FLG coins. Those with the highest ranking and most FLg Challenge coins will be justly rewarded!
Following social hour we invite you to join us for more revelry and rabble rousing as we continue on to the next location(s).
All are welcome and encouraged to join us! Both military and non military!
Hours:
The hall will be open to the public from 8:00AM to 8:00, Saturday-Sunday. On Friday the hall is open for the meet and greet from 4-7:00PM. Feel free to come in early on Thursday if you want to help setup starting at noon!
Food and Drink:
Breakfast:
Grab and Go Breakfast is located in the hall’s concession stand and will be open from 8AM-10:30AM. Coffee and a breakfast sandwiches/burritos will be on hand for you to grab something before round 1.
Lunch, Snacks and Bar:
The Lunch and snacks are located in the hall’s concessions from 11AM-4PM. The beloved Frontline Chicken Fingers will be served all day along with an assortment of other foods like sandwiches and chips.
A bar is located in the hall as well and will be open till from 11AM to 7PM. Frontline Gaming Combat Juice will be on hand! For those of you unfamiliar with this beverage, Combat Juice is a special drink created at venues just for Frontline Gaming at a discounted price and features local ingredients/flavors. The LSO Combat Juice is a Strawberry Margarita!!!
No Outside Food or Drink in the Hall
The Marriott and Watters Creek Convention Center has informed us that they will be monitoring this. Please respect their rules when in the hall. There will be plenty of options all day so you do not need to worry. The staff is far more relaxed in Allen TX, than at other venues like the LVO, so things like energy bars are fine, so you should not fret too much. Basically, don’t go to McDonalds and bring it in the hall and eat it there and don’t bring in an ice chest of drinks and expect us to let you get away with it.
LSO Vendors:
In addition to the Frontline Gaming Second Hand Shop, there will be a few others booths. Both Rexers Lasers and Militarum Murphy are in attendance and have special perks for our military service members!!! Pass By Rexer’s Lasers booth and they will have some tickets for free Combat Juice on a limited basis to hand out to military service members! Militarum Murphy will not only have discounted prices for military service members but will also have a special raffle (with free entry) just for service members!
Mini High Roller Packages at the Lone Star Open
If you got one of the Mini High Roller Packages that came with either a 40K or AoS ticket, please make sure to pick this up anytime on Saturday. There is a RANDOM assortment of products from our partners. You are welcome to trade with friends but please do not ask the staff to swap at the front desk for alternative colors/sets/options. For all fairness, these will have to be handed out randomly.
Paint and Take:
At the Frontline Gaming LSO 2024, there will be a paint and take station stocked with plenty of Duncan Rhodes Two-Thin-Coats paint!
There will be brushes, water pots, and a big pile of primed minis ready for you to use and take home when finished testing out this popular new paint line! We only ask that you paint in the designated area and close all paint bottles when finished.
Preorders:
If you have items that came with your ticket (premium or was pre-ordered merch), these items will need to be picked up at the front Registration Desk by 11AM on Sunday. Any items unclaimed by then will be forfeited without refund/replacement and may be sold to another person.
Event Swag:
At ANY time from Saturday at 8am to Sunday at 8AM (during opening hours) you can come by the front desk and get your Frontline Gaming Event Swag.
People cannot pick up something to hand to their friend or bring home an item for someone not in attendance. We just do not have extras and things like the FLG Challenge Coins that certain events earn or are designed purely for players in attendance.
FLG Challenge Coin Perk:
If you have Frontline Gaming Challenge Coins from previous Frontline Gaming events, please present them to the Registration Desk between 10AM -8PM Saturday, or 8AM-11AM Sunday. You will partake in the FLG Challenge Coin Perk for this event! Specifics about this event perk are shared on Saturday.
Schedule:
Please review your player packet for your schedule and any format or mission info you need to know:
40K Champs <<<READ THE ENTIRE PACKET AS THERE IS IMPORTANT INFO FOR THIS NEW SEASON
If you have been unable to reach your judge, please email the FLG HEAD JUDGE: headjudge@frontlinegaming.org
Assistance during the event:
Every event has their designated TOs and Judges, many of whom will be wearing yellow FLG tees. They are knowledgeable and ready to help however they can, but they all know how to reach FLG Admin if necessary.
Anyone in a black FLG Staff Tee, works directly for FLG and can assist you as well.
When in doubt, please head to the front registration desk.
Marriott Hotel Allen TX and Regional Pro Tips:
Restaurants on-site: The Marriott has an onsite restaurant with a breakfast buffet if you prefer to not eat in the hall, but it is more expensive and may take longer than expected. It is highly recommended that you grab breakfast in the hall. The Canyon Bar in the hotel is very nice and is open for dinner if you want to stay in the building after you are done rolling dice for the day. For breakfast and lunch there will be plenty of food in our hall just for our Frontline Gaming Lone Star Open Attendees, at very fair prices.
Restaurants off-site: in the surrounding area of Allen TX, there are multiple places to grab dinner, from fast food, to pubs, and local restaurants. The best option is to just walk directly across the street from the convention center along the cross walk to the Watters Creek Village where there are plenty of things to pick from and no car is necessary. Reservations are recommended as this is a popular part of town on the weekends.
Pro Tips: The hotel pool is open and has a really nice place to cool off after a day of gaming. The convention center is very large and has a concrete slab floor, so bring your most comfortable shoes that you own. Bring a bottle of water, this is TX and it can get hot.
If you have any questions, please post them on the Frontline Gaming Community Group on Facebook for the fastest response.
If you are already planning your next FLG event, be sure to consider the Las Vegas Open!
We can’t wait to see you all soon!